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U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) makes sanctions an explicit threat  after this morning’s revelations, and U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, says it strengthens his determination to push through the latest sanctions Act. Pelosi: Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today concerning […]

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told Charlie Rose Thursday night that Israeli and Palestinian leaders must take advantage of a "unique moment" for peace. Reports Haaretz: The three-way meeting between Obama, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was not a photo op, Emanuel said. "He [Obama] challenged them publicly, […]